Bag and satchel frame



(No Model.) I

W. ROEMER.

BAG 0R SATGHEL FRAME.

No. 340,459. Patented Apr. 20, 1886.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

XVILLIAM ROEMER, OF NFHVARK, NEWV JERSEY.

BAG AND SATCHEL FRAME.

QJPEQIPIOATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,459, dated April20, 1886.

(No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM RoEMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at N ewark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag and SatchelFrames; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of referencemarked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

The various objects'of this invention are to produce a more ornamentalfinish to the point of junction of the bag-leather and the frame whenthe leather is secured to the outside of the frame; to enable theworkmen to stitch the bag covering or leather to the said frame withgreater facility, and to support the edge of the leather and cause thesame to slope downward and away from the frame, producing a betterappearance and preventing the creasing and breaking of the leather atthe frame.

The invention consists of a bag or satchel frame which is indented orgrooved to receive the edge of the bag-leather, the bottom or lower edgeof the said frame flaring outwardly under the bag-leather, and providedwith perforations, through which the stitches pass, substantially asillustrated in the drawings.

The several features of the invention are described in the followingspecification, and the parts mentioned are indicated in the drawings byreference-letters, the essential features of the invention beingembodied in the clauses of the claim. I

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bag-frame to which aportion of the leather or bag material is secured. Fig. 2 is atransverse section taken midway between the sides through the frame,&c.; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the frame andbag-leather, indicating the relation of all the arts.

A in the drawings designates the frame-sections, and B the leather ormaterial of which the bag is composed.

0 indicates the ordinary covering of the metallic frame-sections.

The frame consists of the straight overlapping tops a a and the grooveddownwardlyprojeeting sides o the upper side of the said groove beingformed by a projecting bead, as indicated in the drawings, and the loweredge or bottom, a, of which projects outwardly and downwardly, and whenthe leather is adjusted in the groove extends under the edge of theleather, and gives it the slope indicated in Figs. 2 and 3. In the sidesa, or the outwardl y-proj ecti n g portion a thereof, are formedperforations a through which the stitches pass that hold the leather tothe frame, the perforations being preferably oval or oblong,to enablethe awl or needle to be more easily inserted therethrough.

By reference to Fig. 2 it will be apparent that the outwardly-projectingportion a allows the needle to be inserted with great case, since thereis nothing beneath to catch or interfere with the passage of the needle,and also I more working-space is provided for the hand in drawing theneedle through the perforations.

The flaring edge of the flange not only supports the edge of the leatherand causes it to take the proper slope, but also prevents the creasingand splitting of the leather at the bottom of the frame, which occurswhen secured thereto after the old manner. Moreover, the bag is moresecurely attached to the frame, as the pull upon the stitches is not sodirect, and greater resistance is secured.

\Vhile the perforations are considered to be preferable, as they permitthe leather to be stitched to the frame, still the bag material may besecured to the frame by riveting or in any suitable manner.

I am fully aware that it is not broadly new to form a grooved bag-frameand secure the bag-leather in the groove; but in the device to whichreference is made the frame is an ordinary one, in the sides of which anangular groove is formed and the leather secured therein by means of ametallic strip held in place by rivets. The difficulty attending thisconstruction is, that the leather is creased and is liable to break atthe frame, producing the efiect which my invention is intended toovercome. My construction provides a support to the edge of theleatherby means of the outwardly flaring portion, and effectually prevents thebreaking of the leather, besides possessing other advantageshereinbeforeset forth. The said flaring portion preferably projects outwardly beyondthe upper edge of the frame, although it may stop at the said edge or ina line therewith.

Having thus described my invention, I de- 5 sire to claim the following:

1. A bag or satchel frame having grooved side sections adapted toreceive the edge of the bag material which is secured to said sidesections, the upper side of said groove 10 being formed by a projectingbead, and the lower side projecting downward and outward under the bagmaterial, for the purposes set forth.

2. A bag or satchel frame having grooved r 5 sides provided withperforations therein, to or within which the bag material is secured onthe outside by stitches passing through the said perforations, the upperside of said groove being formed by a projecting bead, and the 20 lowerside projecting downward and outward which the stitches or rivets passthat secure 30 the bag material to the frame, substantially as and forthe purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this7th day of December, 1885.

\VILLIAM ROEMER. v

WVitnesses:

FREDK. F. CAMPBELL, CHARLES H. PELL.

